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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla say about his physical age while writing this book?

2. Professor Poeschl was from ______________.

3. What was Tesla's father's occupation?

4. How did Tesla feel about his time in The Real Gymnasium?

5. What did Tesla think inventions should improve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tesla do to the fire engine that Gospic got?

2. Why did Tesla decide to get his first job?

3. What did Tesla say was the purpose of an inventor?

4. What did Tesla do when he suddenly figured out how to create his induction motor?

5. What did Tesla's father do to help him hone his skill?

6. What did Tesla say about the Gramme dynamo, and what was his professor's response to this?

7. What was Tesla doing when he made his motor breakthrough?

8. How was Tesla able to catch crows?

9. What happened when Gospic got a new fire engine?

10. What did Tesla always do before eating?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that people involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

How did Tesla overcome his deepest sickness in life, and what changed in his personality in response to this?

Essay Topic 3

What obstacles did Tesla face in the progression of his career, and what did he do to get past them? How did this change his outlook on life?

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